When the Pope John Paul II boys varsity basketball hosted Hull Feb. 25 in the MIAA Div. 4 South first round, it wasn’t the first time the Lions had seen tournament play, but when the final buzzer sounded on their 66-54 victory it was the first time the boys from the Cape’s only Catholic high school had advanced.

The sound inside the gym at the Hyannis Youth and Community Center Feb. 12 was deafening and it’s no wonder; the place was filled to near capacity as Sturgis East and Sturgis West boys varsity basketball teams battled it out on the court.

Pink doesn’t always go with red, but one night a year the Barnstable girls varsity hockey team makes a bold fashion statement with the combined colors, all in honor of a beloved teammate who passed away in 2009.